Chapter 874 - Emperor Vanquisher

The Golden Emperor’s tone was strict when he talked about it.

Guarding the Ten Thousand Nations Territory was something Long Chen would’ve done anyway, so it did not interfere with him obtaining the Five Emperors’ treasure. He kneeled on the ground and said seriously, “I greet my seniors!”

“Hoho.”

The four of them chuckled at the same time. It was clear that they were satisfied with Long Chen’s actions.

“Alright then, Junior. You can stand up now. You can put the Emperor’s Manual away now, because we have other things to say.”

Long Chen knew that the Emperor’s Manual wasn’t the only treasure.

“Yes.” He stood up and put the parchment away while he looked at the remaining Emperors expectantly.

“The Five Emperors’ Secret Realm has attracted two Sword Warriors from the Three Royal Territory, and they were at the Divine Martial Realm. You should know them more than us because you’ve obtained their Sword Souls, and it’s also the very rare kind in which two Sword Souls are combined together. We have something that should be useful to you. It’s also something that our master left behind.”

The Golden Emperor then produced something else from thin air.

Long Chen saw a pair of regular-looking black gloves in the Golden Emperor’s hands. They looked thin and were not different from the gloves he had seen in Baiyang Town. Women always wore them to wash their clothes to prevent their hands from getting hurt. Long Chen also sensed nothing coming from the black gloves.

But there was indeed something strange about them. There was a dark black rune that let out a dim light on the back of each glove.

“What is it?”

“This is a Divine Weapon.”

The Emperors chuckled.

“A DIvine Weapon? Is it... a glove?”

Long Chen was confused. He knew that there were indeed Divine Weapons in the shape of gloves or gauntlets, but most of them had blades on the joints. At the very least, they were designed to kill or increase the strength of the user. The gloves in front of him looked like an ordinary pair of gloves! How were they a Divine Weapon?

The Black Emperor, currently shrouded in a dark mist, answered Long Chen’s question. “This is the only Divine-tier Divine Weapon in the Ten Thousand Nations Territory. Do you believe me?”

“I believe you.” Long Chen smiled and accepted the gloves graciously. He was even more confused when he held them, because they merely felt like common gloves. The only difference was that they gave off a feeling of being untearable.

“Don’t underestimate them. Those gloves are called the Emperor Vanquishers. It was the Divine Weapon our master used. None of us could unleash their full potential, but I’m certain that you, as a Sword Warrior, can communicate with them better than us. But I suppose you need to become stronger before you can use them.

“The good news is that you can benefit from using the gloves. Fist techniques don’t receive any benefits from your Sword Root, but wearing the Emperor Vanquishers will allow your Sword Root to amplify your fist techniques. And keep in mind, fists and swords are the most popular weapons in the Three Royal Territory.”

Long Chen finally learned that the Emperor Vanquishers were indeed strong and precious.

“So gauntlets and gloves are popular Divine Weapons in the Three Royal Territory? I didn’t know that at all.”

The two treasures given by the Five Emperors, the Emperor’s Manual and the Emperor Vanquishers, were both incredible treasures that anyone would be happy to receive. Divine-tier treasures had only appeared a few times in the entire history of the Ten Thousand Nations Territory.

Long Chen never realized how precious the Five Emperors’ treasure was. He had expected only a single Divine-tier treasure, but he never expected to obtain two. And both of them suited him!

Once he became stronger, he could cultivate the Emperor’s Manual and then use Emperor Vanquishers to utilize the amplification effects of his Sword Root to increase the Emperor’s Manual’s strength. The destructive effect would be unimaginable!

Long Chen had no clue how to thank them. He wasn’t good at coming up with words of gratitude, so he usually relied on taking action to repay the favor, such as helping Feng Yangzi fulfill his final wish.

“Long Chen, become stronger when you reach the Three Royal Territory. You should be able to use them if you become slightly stronger. Our treasures will help you fend off your enemies and survive there. Cultivate hard, because you are our hope.”

“Also, you have to be careful in the Three Royal Territory. Divine-tier items are still highly sought-after over there. One wrong move and you will die. The Three Royal Territory... It’s a scary place that’s on an entirely different level compared to the Ten Thousand Nations Territory. We went there once, and everyone there called us lower lifeforms. None of them looked highly on us.”

“Make sure to make us proud when you get there.”

“But prioritize your safety.”

The four of them each gave a warning and a piece of advice to Long Chen. The time to depart soon approached.

Even though Long Chen had only known them for a short while, he was reluctant to part ways.

He memorized all of their words and would follow their advice.

Long Chen then asked tentatively, “Seniors... Are you sending me out now?”

“Don’t be in a rush. We have one last thing.”

The four of them looked at each other before they all stared at Long Chen in unison. This time, they were very serious. Long Chen hadn’t seen them this serious before.

“There’s more?” Long Chen was stunned. He thought the Emperor’s Manual and the Emperor Vanquishers were already the best treasures.

The four remaining Emperors made their final decision. The Golden Emperor’s hand flashed with a golden light, and a small, gray ball appeared.

“What is that?”

There was nothing but gray mist inside it. It contained a strange and eerie demonic power that Long Chen could not take his eyes off.

“This is something we’ve kept for a very long time, and also something the demon race wants. Keep it safe. You will naturally know what it is when you become stronger. We only know its name right now.”

“What is it called?” Long Chen carefully accepted the strange little ball. From the way they were acting, it was clear that the strange ball was their most prized possession. If not, the demon race wouldn’t have waited for so many years for the chance to obtain it.

The four of them answered in unison, “It’s called the True Martial Overlord Soul. This is something that we obtained by chance when all five of us were in the Three Royal Territory. We didn’t know how to use it, but it seems that it’s related to the strongest person in the True Martial Territory, the True Martial Overlord that has led the True Martial Palace for tens of thousands of years!”

“True Martial Overlord? True Martial Overlord Soul?”

Long Chen memorized those words.

It was natural for him to not know what the True Martial Overlord Soul was, especially when even the Five Emperors didn’t know about it.

“Keep it safe. Do not let anyone know about it when you are in the Three Royal Territory, or you will die. You can only reveal it once you have the strength to stand at the peak of the Three Royal Territory. Understand?”

Long Chen nodded and quickly put it inside his Primordial Realm. This was the third treasure, and also the most valuable one.

“Alright, we’ve given you everything. We will send you out now.”

The Golden Emperor smiled kindly. He seemed very relieved after giving everything to Long Chen.

“Seniors... The six demons from the demon race will know that I have the treasure when I get out...” He was worried about the six demons guarding the exit. How could he get out? They would just kill him to seize the treasure!

“Who said you obtained the Five Emperors’ treasure? It’s with the poor guy who’s still figuring out how to open the chest. There’s a seal on the chest that our master learned from the Three Royal Territory. It’s called the Nine Layered Seal. Even the demons will take some time to open it up.”

Long Chen chuckled because of how devious the Five Emperors were.

With the Long-Bearded Guest as bait, they would seize him and take the treasure chest. Who else but Long Chen would know that he himself was the one who had taken the treasure?

“Time is running out. We will send you off now. Junior, this is the last and only time you will see us, but we will leave behind our power and meld them with the Five Emperor Seal in your palm and turn it into the Five Emperor Palm. It will travel with you on your journey for a very long time. It will also temporarily allow you to use our power and grant you the same effect of having ten times more essence. I suppose this is the final gift that your seniors can give you. The Emperor’s Manual and the Emperor Vanquishers are gifts from our master.”

The Golden Emperor was the one who said that.

Before Long Chen could react, they surrounded him. A burning, red energy flew into Long Chen’s Scarlet Emperor Seal from the Golden Emperor’s hands.

The Golden Emperor chuckled. “This is our fourth brother’s power. He left it behind so that we could pass it to you today.”

Long Chen knew that they were trying to give up the last of their powers so that they could disappear quietly. All of those powers would fuse with his Five Emperor Seals and turn them into the Five Emperor Palm, to give him one final strong technique.

“Our powers are limited. You can only use the Five Emperor Palm during the Heavenly Martial Realm to increase your essence by ten times, but I suppose you won’t need us anymore when you reach the Divine Martial Realm. Hohoho...”

The four elders turned into balls of light matching their respective colors and fused into Long Chen’s Five Emperor Seals.

All five seals in his palm lit up.

The presence of the four Emperors disappeared completely from this world.